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  "id": "2024-12-04-uc-san-diego-black-gold-road-balcony-rifle-report",
  "slug": "uc-san-diego-black-gold-road-balcony-rifle-report-2024-12-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, San Diego",
    "shortName": "UCSD",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert"
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-12-04",
    "type": "armed-person",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Avoid the 9600 block of Black Gold Road after a balcony rifle report",
    "headlinePublic": "Avoid the 9600 block of Black Gold Road after a balcony rifle report",
    "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a community alert bulletin after San Diego Police responded to a report of a male shooting a rifle from a westward-facing balcony on the 9600 block of Black Gold Road](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125600458/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Avoid+the+area+of+9600+block+of+Black+Gold+Road+-+12-04-2024). The notice asked the community to avoid the area until further notice. An [update](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125896726/UPDATE+Community+Alert+Bulletin+Avoid+the+area+of+9600+block+of+Black+Gold+Road+-+12-04-2024) said the item was a BB gun, there was no threat to the community, and the area was cleared for normal activity.",
    "outcome": "Determined to be a BB gun. No threat. Area cleared."
  },
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      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nDecember 4, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nCommunity Alert Bulletin – Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road\n\nThe San Diego Police Department is responding to a call of a male shooting a rifle from a westward facing balcony. It is unknown if the rifle is a real rifle, pellet or bb gun.\n\nPlease avoid these area of 9600 Black Gold Road until further notice. The community will be notified as soon as access has been restored.\n\nDo not call Police Dispatch with questions.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
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      "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Community Alert Bulletin Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road 12-04-2024",
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        "December 4, 2024 community bulletin. No clock time in the product. Avoid-area instruction present.",
        "Distinct from 2024-12-26-uc-san-diego-one-miramar-apartments-bike-storage-burglary (later date, burglary) and from 2025-04-10-uc-san-diego-i5-canyon-possible-person-with-weapon (later date, I-5 canyon weapon search)."
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      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nDecember 4, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nUPDATE Community Alert Bulletin – Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road\n\n******UPDATE to Community Alert Bulletin – Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road*****\n\nThe San Diego Police Department responded and determined the item to be a BB gun and there is no threat to the community.\n\nThe area has been cleared to resume normal activity.\n\nPlease do not call Police Dispatch with questions.\n\n**********************ORIGINAL MESSAGE*********************************\n\nDecember 4, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nSUBJECT: COMMUNITY ALERT - AVOID THE AREA of 9600 BLACK GOLD ROAD\n\nThe San Diego Police Department is responding to a call of a male shooting a rifle from a westward facing balcony. It is unknown if the rifle is a real rifle, pellet or bb gun.\n\nPlease avoid these area of 9600 Black Gold Road until further notice. The community will be notified as soon as access has been restored.\n\nDo not call Police Dispatch with questions.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US",
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      "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: UPDATE Community Alert Bulletin Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road 12-04-2024",
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        "San Diego Police determined the item to be a BB gun; no threat; area cleared to resume normal activity."
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  "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the community bulletins on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html) as 12/04/2024 Avoid the Area of 9600 Block of Black Gold Road plus update.",
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    "December 4, 2024: report of a male shooting a rifle from a westward-facing balcony on the 9600 block of Black Gold Road. Avoid-area issued.",
    "Update: item was a BB gun. No threat. Area cleared."
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  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Community Alert Bulletin – Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road - 12-04-2024",
      "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125600458/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Avoid+the+area+of+9600+block+of+Black+Gold+Road+-+12-04-2024",
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      "title": "UPDATE Community Alert Bulletin – Avoid the area of 9600 block of Black Gold Road - 12-04-2024",
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